Basically, I just want to access the mails via the mail interface. The dovecot has been configured and running, just that I am not sure how to send/receive mails via mutt if my mails are all located in /mail/%d/%n/%Maildir
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Grant Edwards <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Mutt for dovecot maildir > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 11:33 AM > On 2009-04-15, June Qiu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >>>>> I am looking for advise on how to > configure the muttrc file so > >>>>> that i see the mail on my imap > directories. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am using dovecot with virtual users > (login credentials in > >>>>> mySQL) and my folders are in > /mail/%d/%n/%Maildir > >>>> > >>>> It's not clear what you're trying to do.? > Do you want to > >>>> access your mail using the IMAP protocol > via the dovecot > >>>> server, or do you want to access the > maildir folders directly? > >>>> > >>>> In either case, the Fine Manual explains > how to configure > >>>> mutt: > >>> > >>> thanks for the reference. Actually, I wanted > to access the > >>> mail using the IMAP protocol via the dovecot > server. > > > I wanted to add that if I hardcode the folder and > spool to > > /mail/mydomain.com/testuser01/Maildir.. it works > > > > But what if I wanted like some form of authentication > to the > > mailbox? or redirection to the unique user's mailbox > when > > different users login? > > Sorry, I'm lost. You say you want to use IMAP, but if > you're > putting in paths like that in for folder/spool, then you're > not > using IMAP, you access the folders directly. > > Are you asking how to configure dovecot? > > -- > Grant > >
